Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 12 Might Be The End Of The Series – Looper

For some, ending “Curb Your Enthusiasm” may seem like an illogical decision. The show is a cultural staple that’s been on the air for a near-unprecedented amount of time without facing the  drop-off in quality that some other long-running shows tend to suffer from. However, a closer look at Larry David’s creative process for the series and his relationship with HBO shows why he might prefer to wrap up after Season 12.

In an interview with IndieWire after Season 11, executive producer Jeff Schaffer revealed that David and the team treat every subsequent season of “Curb” as if it were the last during development. “When Larry does a season, he puts every idea that he really likes into that season,” he explained. “So at the end of the season, there’s this hole — there aren’t any ideas that he really likes — so how could he possibly do another season? He’s the only person on the planet who doesn’t think he’s going to come up with more good ideas.”

Of course, after 12 seasons spread across more than two decades, one can only imagine that routinely dreaming up a fresh crop of ideas is only getting more taxing for David. Couple that with The Hollywood Reporter’s suggestion that David’s unique “Curb Your Enthusiasm” contract with HBO is finally up, and it makes sense why the creative might view now as the right time to put his opus to bed.